Make Obama a Movement, Not a Man

In Tuesday night’s chorus of thousands of jubilant “yes-we-cans” that emanated from the spontaneously gathered masses on 125th Street, we saw not only the joy that a redemptive political moment can

By Andrew Lyubarsky | Nov 5 07:10 pm ET

Addressing the Issues

As the lengthy campaigns and election season come to a close, all eyes turn to November 4.

By | Oct 26 08:51 pm ET

Dems Aim to Raise Area's Civic Spirit

Not even 20 seconds into Governor Sarah Palin’s take on the economy, the crowd was already shouting at the screen.

In a small storefront at 105th Street and Broadway, 50 local Democratic activists gathered Thursday night to watch the vice presidential debate in movie-theater screen proportions. Sitting among Barack Obama posters in the main room of their campaign base, members of the Three Parks Independent Democrats and the Broadway Democrats passed around Palin bingo cards and sipped wine from plastic cups.

By Alix Pianin | Oct 3 03:27 am ET

Partisan Views

With the election only weeks away, Spectator Opinion asked six different campus political groups to write about the most important issue in this campaign.

By | Sep 22 12:10 am ET

Government for the People

Polls indicate that a vast majority of Americans are now in favor of an end to the war on Iraq, and that a majority of people think the government needs to increase spending on social services and

By Akua Gyamerah and Matt Swagler | Sep 21 10:42 pm ET

Fleeing Our Responsibilities

Senators Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) are engaged in heated debate over the future of Iraq.

By Shlomo Bolts and Mujib Mashal | Sep 21 10:37 pm ET

Candidates Must Justify Use of Military Force

These days, it has become fashionable to claim that the foreign policies of Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) are nothing but the continuation of the misguided policies of President George W. Bush.

By Masood Manoochehri | Sep 21 10:27 pm ET

Big Government Is the Problem, Not the Solution

“When a people’s freedom disappears, it goes not with a bang, but in silence amid the comfort of being cared for.”
—Richard Weaver, 1962

By Landon F. Tucker | Sep 21 10:18 pm ET

The Economic Instability of Our Country

As much as the rhetoric of a new America and a new American era resounds in politics, the years of American unipolarity are coming to a close. America is no longer the world leader in everything.

By Zach Sims | Sep 21 10:14 pm ET

Every Citizen's Responsibility to Vote

It seems like more people than ever are paying attention to this election, and that’s a good thing.

By Nick Shea | Sep 21 09:52 pm ET